Career PlanningCareer Planning

Career PlanningCareer Planning

This presentation will help you in This presentation will help you in planning your career by planning your career by

• Understanding where you areUnderstanding where you are• Deciding where you want to beDeciding where you want to be• Making the changes and adjustments Making the changes and adjustments

necessary to get therenecessary to get there

Understanding YourselfUnderstanding Yourself

What is the kind of work I like to do?What is the kind of work I like to do? What activities give me the most What activities give me the most

satisfaction?satisfaction? What is the environment in which I What is the environment in which I

would like to work?would like to work? What kind of people do I like to work What kind of people do I like to work

with?with? What kind of abilities do I want to What kind of abilities do I want to

build on?build on?

How to Understand oneself?How to Understand oneself?

ReflectReflect Talk to colleagues, friends and Talk to colleagues, friends and

mentorsmentors Undergo formal assessmentsUndergo formal assessments

Key QuestionsKey Questions

What motivates you?What motivates you? What is your idea of an ‘ideal’ job?What is your idea of an ‘ideal’ job? What makes you excited?What makes you excited? What kind of job would be most fulfilling?What kind of job would be most fulfilling? What kind of work should you stay away What kind of work should you stay away

from?from? Where are you weak?Where are you weak? Where should you change or improve?Where should you change or improve?

What are your deep interests?What are your deep interests? Hands – Assembly, operation and repair of Hands – Assembly, operation and repair of

machinesmachines Words – Reading, writing, speakingWords – Reading, writing, speaking Senses – Observation, inspection, diagnosisSenses – Observation, inspection, diagnosis Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing, Analytical thinking – Researching, analyzing,

prioritizingprioritizing Creativity – Invention, designCreativity – Invention, design Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things, Artistic abilities – Fashioning or shaping things,

decorationdecoration Leadership – Initiating new projects, organizing, Leadership – Initiating new projects, organizing,

direction, decision makingdirection, decision making

The Art of Job SculptingThe Art of Job Sculpting Job sculpting involves aligning career goals with Job sculpting involves aligning career goals with

deeply embedded life interestsdeeply embedded life interests Timothy Butler and James Waldroop have Timothy Butler and James Waldroop have

identified the following embedded life interests:identified the following embedded life interests: - Application of technology- Application of technology - Quantitative Analysis- Quantitative Analysis

- Theory development and conceptual thinking- Theory development and conceptual thinking - Creative production- Creative production - Counseling & mentoring- Counseling & mentoring - Managing people & relationships - Managing people & relationships

- Enterprise control- Enterprise control- - Influence through language & ideasInfluence through language & ideas

Skill AssessmentSkill Assessment

Communication skillsCommunication skills

- - WritingWriting - Presentation - Presentation

- Negotiating - Negotiating - Conflict resolution- Conflict resolution - Giving & receiving - Giving & receiving - feedback- feedback - Influencing- Influencing - Editing- Editing

Skill AssessmentSkill Assessment

Technology SkillsTechnology Skills

-- KeyboardKeyboard - Word process- Word process - Spread sheet - Spread sheet - Presentation- Presentation - Graphics- Graphics

Skill AssessmentSkill Assessment

Financial SkillsFinancial Skills -- Financial AnalysisFinancial Analysis - Cost Accounting- Cost Accounting - Budgeting - Budgeting - Forecasting - Forecasting

Other SkillsOther Skills

Supervisory skillsSupervisory skills Interpersonal skillsInterpersonal skills Self management skillsSelf management skills Sales & marketing skillsSales & marketing skills Project management skillsProject management skills Physical & manual dexterity skillsPhysical & manual dexterity skills

Career LaddersCareer Ladders

Stages through which people move Stages through which people move on to more challenging positionson to more challenging positions

What career ladders are available?What career ladders are available? How can I take advantage of them?How can I take advantage of them? What skills & experience are needed What skills & experience are needed

to climb up the next step?to climb up the next step? What kind of gaps exist?What kind of gaps exist? What training is needed to fill the What training is needed to fill the

gaps?gaps?

Thank YouThank You